It was a windy night, but, despite the flapping tent, I managed to get a reasonable sleep. Dennis, unfortunately, not so. We stopped outside reception to get some Wifi, before leaving, to check and see if there was any overnight news. I went to visit the bakery, just outside the…
Overnight the weather was inclement. Having decided not to put up the tent because of the wind, we were doubly glad, as it also rained quite hard. Apparently this type of weather isn’t usual for this time of the year and rain wasn’t forecast. I think this is one of…
We were ready to leave at 10am but stopped at reception in the hope of getting some Wifi and coffee. Neither was successful. The restaurant wasn’t yet open and the Wifi was too slow to achieve much. We set off for Aus. The day was spent driving, 337 kms. The…
We discovered during the day that the very large nests Dennis commented on yesterday, are made by Social Weaver Birds. So named because they build these communal nests, housing many birds. We left our campsite at Die Mas Vineyard beside the Orange River at 10am. Stopping at the Restaurant/Coffee Shop/Wine…
Draaihoek Plaas Farm Camp As we were cooking breakfast this morning the farm owner, Dion, came to see what time we were leaving. He and his family were off to church and he needed to know whether to switch the electronic gates off, so we could manually open them to…
It’s a special day today. Dennis’s birthday. His last year in his 70’s. He says, next year goes back to zero 🙂 We have been very lucky with the weather. It is two weeks since we left Durban and we have had 12 lovely days and 2 rainy ones. We…
Our Apartment Our apartment is in a block of 6, but we are the only people staying here. We have a fully fitted kitchen and a large lounge/diner all to our selves. Apart from the house keeper. If it was summer we would also have the use of the swimming…
We had intended to stay for 2 nights in Franschoek. However, Dennis mentioned yesterday, how much rain had fallen. The site was very muddy and so we decided to pack up and move to another site, on the other side of Franschhoek, later in the day. Fraschhoek Franschhoek is an…
We left Bushman’s Valley on another beautiful morning to head back to Oudtshoorn. Not via the Swartberg Pass this time, but via another pass, Meiringspoort Pass. This is via a tarmac road and took us through a deep, rocky gorge. Not as dramatic as the Swartberg Pass, but still impressive.…
Plettenberg Bay We left our beautiful campsite beside the lagoon, with its excellent facilities and varied birdlife and headed into the town of Plettenberg Bay. We passed a Woolworths and a Chequers, the two best South African Supermarkets and decided to stop and stock up, while we had the opportunity.…